50 Country Number Ones

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash?:??
2El Paso
recording of:
El Paso
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins?:??
3Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke?:??
4Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
Claude King?:??
5Big Bad John
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean?:??
6She Thinks I Still CareGeorge Jones?:??
7Hey Joe
recording of:
Hey Joe
lyricist:
Boudleaux Bryant
composer:
Boudleaux Bryant (in 1953)
Carl Smith?:??
8Please Help Me, I’m FallingHank Locklin?:??
9(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
recording of:
(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
Johnnie and Jack?:??
10Mama Sang a Song
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (from 1961-06 until 1961-06-05, on 1961-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
Mama Sang a Song (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music, Leeds Music, Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Bill Anderson?:??
11Mexican Joe
recording of:
Mexican Joe
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves?:??
12If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time
recording of:
If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time
writer:
Jim Beck (James Albert Beck, Country music producer - talent agent - record promoter - recording studio owner - A&R engineer - music publisher) and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell?:??
13She’s Got You
recording of:
She’s Got You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Patsy Cline?:??
14North to Alaska
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips (songwriter of North to Alaska)
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
Johnny Horton?:??
15I’m Moving On
recording of:
I’m Moving On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow?:??
16Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young?:??
17Heartbreak U.S.A.
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Kitty Wells?:??
18Wake Up, Irene
recording of:
Wake Up Irene
composer:
Weldon Allard and Johnny Hathcock
Hank Thompson?:??
19Your Cheatin’ Heart
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Hank Williams?:??
20That’s My Pa
Sheb Wooley?:??
21Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms?:??
22Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson?:??
23No Help Wanted
The Carlisles?:??
24In the Jailhouse Now
recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Webb Pierce?:??
25My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
Ray Price?:??
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Fall to Pieces
cover recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline?:??
2Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton5?:??
3Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson?:??
4Devil Woman
recording of:
Devil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Martin Robinson
Marty Robbins?:??
5Misery Loves Company
recording of:
Misery Loves Company
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Porter Wagoner?:??
6Wild Side of Life
Hank Thompson?:??
7Alabama
recording of:
Alabam
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Copas
publisher:
Starday Records
Cowboy Copas?:??
8Young Love
recording of:
Young Love
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James?:??
9City Lights
recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
Ray Price?:??
10Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash?:??
11Hey, Good Lookin’
recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Hank Williams?:??
12Gone
cover recording of:
Gone
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Rogers
Ferlin Husky?:??
13Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
Tennessee Ernie Ford?:??
14He’ll Have to GoJim Reeves?:??
15Why Baby Why
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Red Sovine & Webb Pierce?:??
16I’ve Been Everywhere
recording of:
I’ve Been Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Mack
Hank Snow?:??
17Always Late (with Your Kisses)
recording of:
Always Late (with Your Kisses)
writer:
Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell?:??
18My Special Angel
recording of:
My Special Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Duncan (US songwriter & producer from Texas)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bobby Helms?:??
19Country Girl
recording of:
Country Girl
lyricist and composer:
Roy Drusky
Faron Young?:??
20Honky Tonk Song
recording of:
Honky Tonk Song
writer:
Buck Peddy and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce?:??
21WaterlooStonewall Jackson?:??
22I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My BabyThe Louvin Brothers?:??
23Loose Talk
recording of:
Loose Talk
writer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US) and Ann Lucas
Carl Smith?:??
24Candy Kisses
George Morgan?:??
25A Dear John Letter
cover recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky?:??